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  • Ford Escort key problems 14 Mar 2006 (Forum)
    An old Escort (a 1997 1.6 16v) has come into my ownership. it drives well and has long tax/MOT so I might keep it but ... the car has two keys, one to...
  • Wheel nut tightening - Ford Mondeo 12 Mar 2006 (Forum)
    I changed a wheel on the Mondeo this afternoon, and I noticed that the wheel nuts were nothing like as tight as the last time I changed one. (They were...
  • Ford Focus speed sensor 15 Feb 2006 (Forum)
    Like many older Focus's, I have the intermittent speed sensor problem, where the speedo drops to zero for a few seconds/minutes. On my car there are no...
  • Ford Focus Colour Paint Code? 31 Jan 2006 (Forum)
    Can somebody advise please!! I have just bought a used w reg focus estate. Problem is it has some stone chips on the front that i want to touch up but...
  • Ford Ka (2005) fuel consumption 25 Oct 2005 (Forum)
    My ka (1.3) has now covered just over 6k miles, and im very pleased with it to date. I worked out my last tanks' mpg and it worked out at 45mpg, but that...
  • Ford Focus 1.6 Zetec 01/51 Clutch ? 8 Oct 2005 (Forum)
    Suddenly, I'm having problems changing gear. And I mean suddenly, it seemed ok a few days ok. From rest, I have great difficulties engaging reverse .......
  • ford sierra diesel snapped timingbelt 11 Sep 2005 (Forum)
    after buyin a nice cheap 1990 diesel sierra the timing belt decided it would b a good idea to snap after a supposed 2000 miles sinse it was changed. the...
  • ford focus ghia 28 Aug 2005 (Forum)
    Hi went to see a 1.8 focus ghia estate yesterday. £5495 52-2002,62,000 miles comes with a warranty. It's got a crack on front fog light,some scratches...
  • Dealer Stories 26 Aug 2005 (Forum)
    Car goes in for routine service. Ford - a) forgets to put the undertray back on b) fails to plug an air regulator hose back in, giving the car erratic idle and rough peformance c) takes two days to do the work d) leaves the car dirty (they could have at least cleaned it with all that spare time
  • 1995 Ford TD Factory immobiliser/central 26 Apr 2005 (Forum)
    Problem with the immobiliser/central locking fitted to my 1995 Escort TD. Whilst welding on a sill, I fried the electrics that lead to the NSR door, wires...
  • Cam or Dizzy? Ford Escort 12 Feb 2005 (Forum)
    My 1989 CVH MFi has developed a strange noise....it sounds like a belt slipping and is only occassional. After searching for the cause, using stethascope,...
  • Ford Focus Mileometer blanking out 30 Jan 2005 (Forum)
    Hi, Can anybody shed any thought on this common problem? The speedo and odometer on the Focus stop working regularly, most of the time the mileage is still...
  • ford turbo diesel 24 Mar 2004 (Forum)
    I recently bought a Sierra 1.8 t/diesel,M.O.T'd it and parked in my garden for a month.It now has no power and chucks out loads of dark grey smoke.When...
  • Ford Fiesta 1991 XR2i stalling 25 Jun 2003 (Forum)
    Can anyone help. I have an Fiesta XR2i that stalls intermittently. The stalling occurs when idling, when the engine is warm after about 20 minutes running....
  • Driveshaft Clicking noise? - Ford Escort 27 Feb 2003 (Forum)
    I have started experiencing a constanting clicking sound while on the move in my escort. It is coming from the offside front. I'm pretty sure it aint...
  • car gas 31 Aug 2002 (Forum)
    When I was in the uk I had a gas system fitted to my Ford Explorer.What a disaster it cost more to run it on gas than petrol ,would not change over consistently and cut out for no reason on gas.I have had it removed and had to have the EC remapped.On returning to Germany I talked to Ford
  • Ford Fusion - Alarm problem 11 May 2024 (Forum)
    Please does anyone know how to permanently disable the alarm on my trusty but rather aged Ford Fusion? It's a 2003 model, petrol, manual, 1600. The alarm and warning lights have gone off with increasing regularity for no apparent reason over the last 6 months. We lost the remote keyfob some
  • Ford Escort - Importing to the UK from South Africa 16 Jan 2024 (Forum)
    Hi all, I have been working in South Africa for a while and whilst out there I brought a nice 1978 Ford Escort. I am looking at shipping it back to the UK and was wondering if anyone knew of how to go about it. I am from the UK so its not a case of shipping all my stuff over, its literally just
  • Ford Fiesta - Door won't open from outside 26 Dec 2020 (Forum)
    . A plastic component of the mechanism had cracked and distorted. They obtained a new part, and the supplier said they sold quite a few of them, and that it was a known fault. Ford on Twitter, say they are unaware, like the agent. Perhaps it's  case of 'well they would say that, wouldn't
  • Ford Kuga - Key fob will not unlock or lock car 5 Jul 2020 (Forum)
    with the key fob inside the house, and the display comes up with 'key not detected', so obviously car can still detect if key is present. Is there anything else I can try before I take it to local ford dealer, as they are bound to charge a silly rate just to look.
 

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